Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets

The New York Mets completed an improbable comeback to rally back from down seven runs to beat the Phillies on Thursday night. Francisco Lindor homered, Brandon Nimmo got the clutch hit to tie it and Starling Marte bookended the rally with two hits including the game-winner. Host Ryan Finkelstein reacts to the unbelievable comeback win. He is also joined by host of the Call-Up and Just Baseball prospect analyst Aram Leighton to talk about his recent Mets road trip and some of the top prospects who made Just Baseball's Top 100 list. Aram shares his thoughts on Ronny Mauricio, Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez and Mark Vientos, and their future with the Mets. If you want to check out the Just Baseball Top 100 and where those prospects fall on the list, you can that here: https://www.justbaseball.com/prospects/2022-mlb-top-100-prospects/ Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets were unable to beat the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, as they end up coming away with a series split against their chief division rival. Host Ryan Finkelstein records the final show of his New York Mets road trip from the cell phone lot outside of La Guardia airport, breaking down the game today and his latest article from JustBaseball.com, where he takes a deep dive into Tylor Megill's great start to the season. Ryan also previews what lies ahead over the next four days, as the Mets begin a series against the Philadelphia Phillies. If you want to read Ryan's article on Tylor Megill, you can find it here: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/how-tylor-megill-filled-the-massive-shoes-of-jacob-degrom/ Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets had themselves a great day on Tuesday, sweeping the Atlanta Braves in their doubleheader. Carlos Carrasco was the headliner, as he pitched eight scoreless innings to deliver the Game 2 win. Host Ryan Finkelstein recaps the doubleheader and breaks down the impact of Carrasco's fantastic performance. Also Ryan went to the Triple-A Syracuse game Tuesday night to see Mark Vientos and some of the Mets other top prospects and shares what he saw in the game. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets had a roster decision to make on Monday and they made the right one by cutting Robinson Cano. In doing so, Steve Cohen ate close to $40 million in salary, showing the Mets are committed winning at all costs. Host Ryan Finkelstein reacts to the big news and also recaps the Mets loss on Monday night, before previewing what lies ahead for the rest of this series against the Atlanta Braves. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets beat the Phillies 10-6 on Sunday night to complete their seventh series win of the season. Max Scherzer gave up three home runs, but it didn't matter, as the Mets offense was firing on all cylinders with Dom Smith and Jeff McNeil each collecting four hits in the game. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the weekend series win over Philly, as well as the Mets impending roster decision on cutting Robinson Cano. Also Ryan shares his experience on his current Mets Minor League road trip, where he has watched top prospects Brett Baty, Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio play in Double-A. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets threw their second no-hitter in franchise history on Friday night and host Ryan Finkelstein was in attendance to witness history in person. He breaks down the crazy night, which is only made more insane considering the fact that this is the 800th episode of Locked On Mets. Tylor Megill started it out, Drew Smith, Joely Rodriguez and Seth Lugo got the ball to Edwin Diaz and the Mets closer shut the door. All of which was only made sweeter as it came against the Philadelphia Phillies. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets are set to square off against their division rival Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field this weekend. Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by the host of Locked On Phillies, Connor Thomas, to preview everything that lies ahead in this rivalry series. They discuss how the Mets have become favorites in the NL East and where things stand with a Phillies team that got off to a slow start. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets were unable to complete the series sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals, losing 10-5 in the finale. After Pete Alonso was hit in the head Tuesday night, the Mets threw a pitch up-and-in on Nolan Arenado and the Cardinals superstar did not like it. The benches cleared and Arenado was tossed from the game, as the Mets-Cardinals rivalry of the past was sparked again. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the loss and everything that took place during the benches clearing incident. Also your farm report comes a day early, as Ryan checks in on the Mets minor league system ahead of his trip out to New York to watch their top prospects in person. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time in franchise history, the New York Mets have won each of the first six series that they have played, as they beat the Cardinals again on Tuesday night. Chris Bassitt was excellent again and Jeff McNeil provided a spark for a Mets offense whose three runs were more than enough to win the shutout. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the game and how McNeil has been playing like an All-Star again in the early parts of this season. Also an update on the injury status of Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker, who are both on their way back to the Mets rotation. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Max Scherzer and Miles Mikolas each put up seven scoreless innings in the New York Mets series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals, as the two teams did not score until they got into each other's bullpens. St. Louis jumped out to a lead in the bottom of the eighth, scoring two runs off Trevor May. The Mets were down to their final out in the ninth and then magic struck. Nolan Arenado made an error, the Mets got some clutch hits and found a way to score five runs to put the Cardinals away. Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by the host of Locked On Cardinals Lucas Smith to break down the crazy game and to preview what lies ahead in this series. They also compare Albert Pujols and Robinson Cano, as the two veterans carry a much different perception at this stage of their respective careers. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets are now five-for-five in winning series at this stage of the season, as they completed another series victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Starling Marte has provided a great spark to the Mets lineup with his speed, which helped New York grab both of their wins this weekend. Host Ryan Finkelstein explores his impact in the early parts of the season, despite not getting off to the hottest of starts with his bat. Also a series preview of what lies ahead against the St. Louis Cardinals. If you want to read Ryan's article comparing Starling Marte to Curtis Granderson from back in October, you can find that here: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/starling-marte-to-follow-curtis-grandersons-path-with-the-mets/ Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout. Athletic Greens To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/MLBNETWORK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets were able to get a series victory over a very good team when they beat the San Francisco Giants for the third time on Thursday. Starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco was brilliant, continuing his early season dominance for the Mets. Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down Carrasco's performance in the victory and what that series win meant for the Mets. Also Eduardo Escobar has been the Mets most valuable position player this season. What is behind his fast start? Finally, a preview of the Mets upcoming series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets chose to pinch hit Robinson Cano is a big spot on Wednesday night instead of going to better hitters like Jeff McNeil or Dominic Smith. Is it time for the Mets to stop relying so heavily on Cano? Host Ryan Finkelstein discusses the Mets loss and where things stand with Cano at this stage in the season. Should the Mets cut Cano now and give that playing time to their younger hitters? With the 26-man rosters set to be in effect by the end of the month, Ryan wonders if Cano is running out of time to remain on this team. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Mets opened up their doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants with a comeback win where Francisco Lindor walked it off, before Max Scherzer flirted with a no-hitter in Game 2. The Mets finished with a doubleheader sweep, beating one of the best teams in the National League in convincing fashion. Host Ryan Finkelstein reacts to the great day of baseball and explains why there is no reason to doubt that this Mets team will keep this up. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Francisco Lindor is off to a great start this season, leading MLB shortstops in many statistical categories like home runs, RBI and runs scored. Can we finally put to bed the notion that Lindor is not worth the $341 million contract he signed last season? Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the numbers from Lindor since June 1st last year, and how he has been exactly as advertised for some time now. Ryan also projects out the remainder of the contract and what Lindor has to do to really be worth the mega-extension he received. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Blue Nile This Mother’s Day give mom something she’ll treasure forever with fine jewelry from Bluenile.com, and LOCKEDON SPORTS listeners get $50 off $500. Use code LOCKEDON at checkout.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices